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DNM — immigration document translation
foreign-language documents require a registered Paraguayan public translator or an authorised foreign public translator whose translation is apostilled or legalised; Portuguese-language documents issued by Brazil are exempt from translation under the DNM checklist
DNM — immigration document translation, checked October 8, 2026
DNM — tourist-entry and residency visas are distinct
check both columns of DNM's visa table: a tourist-entry exemption does not necessarily waive the visa for residency or paid activity; the rules depend on the passport and purpose
DNM — tourist-entry and residency visas are distinct, checked October 8, 2026
Police certificate — recency and acceptance
a current national or federal criminal record certificate, apostilled or legalised, from the country required by the DNM checklist; where applicable, include the certificate and proof for a country you lived in for more than a year during the last 3 years
DNM requisitos Residencia Temporal (Ley 6984/2022), 2025–26 checklist, checked October 8, 2026
Investor Pass — minimum qualifying investment
from USD 70,000 for a productive business with at least 5 formal jobs; USD 150,000–200,000 for the other qualifying categories
MIC — four Investor Pass modalities under Res. 0283/2026, checked October 8, 2026
Investor Pass — lowest route minimum
USD 70k
MIC — four Investor Pass modalities under Res. 0283/2026, checked October 8, 2026
Investor Pass — programme launch
publicly launched on 17 April 2026
DNM — public Investor Pass launch, 17 April 2026, checked October 8, 2026
Investor Pass — residency validity
permanent residency with no expiry; the resident card is renewed every 10 years
DNM — permanent residency for foreign investors, checked October 8, 2026
Permanent residency — presence requirement
plan to return before three years abroad without authorisation; prolonged unauthorised absence can lead to administrative cancellation, and planned extended absences require DNM authorisation
DNM Resolution 376/2026, annex arts. 2 and 6–10, checked October 8, 2026
Temporary residency — duration
up to two years, renewable for an equal period; the general-route permanent-residency application window starts three months before the card expires
DNM — Residencia Temporal and change of category, checked October 8, 2026
Cédula — typical timeline
a published delivery time of 90 working days for a first cédula for a foreign resident; this is an authority reference, not a guaranteed completion date
Policía Nacional, Identificaciones — primera cédula, Res. 717/26, checked October 8, 2026
Personal income tax — territorial rate
8–10% on Paraguay-sourced personal income (10% top rate; 8% on capital income)
Ley 6380/2019 (IRP), PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, checked September 26, 2026
Investor Pass — real estate route minimum
from USD 200,000 in real estate used for an economic activity (not your own home)
MIC — four Investor Pass modalities under Res. 0283/2026, checked October 8, 2026
Investor Pass — productive business route minimum
from USD 70,000 invested in a productive business, with a business plan and at least 5 formal jobs
MIC — four Investor Pass modalities under Res. 0283/2026, checked October 8, 2026
Investor Pass — financial instruments route minimum
from USD 200,000 in qualifying financial instruments, held for at least 2 years
MIC — four Investor Pass modalities under Res. 0283/2026, checked October 8, 2026
Investor Pass — tourism-sector route minimum
from USD 150,000 invested in a tourism project, with a business plan
MIC — four Investor Pass modalities under Res. 0283/2026, checked October 8, 2026
Mercosur nationals — simplified residency route
a 2-year Mercosur temporary residency, convertible to permanent in the 90 days before it expires, for nationals of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Bolivia, Chile, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador
Acuerdo de Residencia Mercosur (2002), Leyes 3565/2008 y 3578/2008; DNM Residencia Temporaria/Permanente Mercosur, checked October 8, 2026
Foreign-source income under the territorial system
for personal income tax, genuinely foreign-source income is generally outside IRP; work carried out in Paraguay may be Paraguay-source even when the payer is abroad, and business income has separate source rules
DNIT Ley 6380/2019, arts. 6 and 48, checked October 8, 2026
Tax residency and RUC — processing window
under DNIT Resolution 65/2020, issuance within 10 working days after submission if the certificate application is accepted; incomplete applications can be rejected, and this is not a RUC registration timeline
DNIT Resolución General 65/2020, art. 4, checked October 8, 2026
Investor Pass — processing window
MIC's CIE issuance period is up to five working days from receipt of the file, suspended for observations, additional information or corrections; the separate DNM residency review has no verified completion estimate here
MIC Resolution 0283/2026, operative art. 4, checked October 8, 2026
Government fees — how they are set
set in minimum daily wages (jornales), G 117,077 each since 1 July 2026, so they rise with every minimum-wage adjustment
Decreto 6225/2026; Res. DNM 478/2026, checked September 26, 2026
DNM fee — temporary residency
G 2,926,925 in cash for the DNM application; electronic payments add the published provider commission
DNM — current application tariff, checked October 8, 2026
DNM fee — permanent residency (change of category)
G 2,926,925 in cash for the DNM application; electronic payments add the published provider commission
DNM — current application tariff, checked October 8, 2026
DNM fee — Mercosur residency
G 2,341,540 in cash for temporary Mercosur residency; electronic payments carry the published card commission
DNM tariff effective 1 July 2026 — temporary Mercosur residency, checked October 8, 2026
DNM fee — temporary residency extension (prórroga)
G 1,287,847 to extend a temporary residency
Res. DNM 478/2026 (1 Jul 2026), checked September 26, 2026
DNM fee — permanent resident card renewal
G 468,308 to renew the permanent resident card every 10 years
Res. DNM 478/2026 (1 Jul 2026), checked September 26, 2026
Paraguayan police record certificate fee (for cédula)
G 24,500 in person (G 27,364 online)
Policía Nacional, Certificado de Antecedentes Policiales, checked September 26, 2026
Cédula — government fee, first issue
G 8,500 as the posted first-issue fee for a foreign resident, excluding supporting certificates and document preparation
Policía Nacional — primera cédula a extranjeros, Res. 717/26, checked October 8, 2026
Temporary residency — presence requirement
return before an unauthorised absence exceeds one year; a longer absence can lead to administrative cancellation, and planned extended absences require DNM authorisation
DNM Resolution 376/2026, annex arts. 1 and 6–10, checked October 8, 2026
Proof of means — current rule
documented, verifiable income or assets matched to one of 12 applicant categories — no fixed minimum amount
Res. DNM 407/2026 (applies to filings from 6 July 2026), checked September 26, 2026
The old USD 5,000 bank deposit
not a requirement of the current general temporary-residency checklist; permanent conversion has its own documented means requirements
DNM — current general temporary-residency requirements, checked October 8, 2026
Investor Pass — legal instrument
MIC Resolution No. 0283/2026, which grants a Foreign Investor Certificate (CIE) giving direct access to permanent residency
MIC Resolution 0283/2026, operative art. 1, checked October 8, 2026
SUACE investor route — current status
still open as the productive route inside the Investor Pass: from USD 70,000, at least 5 formal jobs
MIC Resolution 0283/2026, Annex I art. 1(c–d), checked October 8, 2026
IRP — personal income tax brackets
8% up to G 50 million, 9% from G 50 to 150 million and 10% above G 150 million of net income
Ley 6380/2019 (IRP); PwC WWTS, checked September 26, 2026
IRP — capital income rate
8% on taxable Paraguay-source capital income and gains under IRP, subject to statutory exemptions and excluding income taxed under IDU
DNIT Ley 6380/2019, arts. 47, 56 and 60, checked October 8, 2026
IRE — business income tax
10% on business profits (IRE); small businesses under G 2 billion turnover may opt for IRE SIMPLE
Ley 6380/2019 (IRE), checked September 26, 2026
Dividend tax (IDU)
8% on dividends paid to Paraguayan residents and 15% to non-residents
Ley 6380/2019 (IDU), checked September 26, 2026
Tax residency certificate — requirements
available through DNIT subject to its review: taxpayers provide RUC, tax compliance and a valid cédula; non-taxpayers or former taxpayers provide a valid cédula; individuals also provide the migratory movement record for the requested fiscal period
DNIT Resolución General 65/2020, arts. 1–3, checked October 8, 2026
IVA — value added tax rates
10% general rate and 5% reduced rate (some basic-basket foods, medicines, real estate sales and residential rent)
Ley 6380/2019 (IVA); La Nación, 17 Jul 2026, checked September 28, 2026
IRP — registration threshold for personal-services income
you must register for IRP on personal-services income once your taxed annual income passes G 80 million
DNIT — umbral IRP-RSP (Ley 6380/2019), checked September 28, 2026
IRE RESIMPLE — small sole-proprietor regime
for sole proprietorships with annual income up to G 80 million: a fixed amount of G 20,000 to G 80,000 a month (paid monthly or quarterly) and one annual return in February
DNIT — IRE RESIMPLE, checked September 28, 2026
EAS — simplified joint-stock company
the EAS (Empresa por Acciones Simplificadas, Ley 6480/2020) can have a single shareholder, an individual or a company, and is formed online through SUACE at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce
Ley 6480/2020 (EAS); SUACE — preguntas frecuentes EAS, checked September 28, 2026
Temporary residency — status while the file is processed
while the temporary residency application is processed you hold 'residente precario' status, which lets you leave and re-enter the country, study and work
DNM — Residencia Temporal (Ley 6984/2022); Agencia IP, 4 May 2026, checked September 28, 2026
DNM residency fee in Brazilian reais
about R$ 2,600 per person for temporary or for permanent residency (G 2,926,925 at the late-September 2026 rate)
DNM aranceles from 1 Jul 2026 (Res. DNM 478/2026), converted at InfoMoney/ABC rates of 25–28 Sep 2026, checked September 28, 2026
Multiple nationality — constitutional rule
the Paraguayan Constitution admits multiple nationality through an international treaty with reciprocity between the country of origin and the country of adoption (art. 149, regulated by Ley 7052/2023)
Constitución Nacional, art. 149; Ley 7052/2023 (BACN), checked September 28, 2026
Spain–Paraguay double tax treaty
the Spain–Paraguay income tax treaty, signed on 25 March 2023 (Paraguayan Law 7271/2024), in force since 14 October 2024 and applying to tax years starting on or after 1 January 2025
BOE-A-2024-15573 (BOE, 29 jul 2024); Ley paraguaya 7271/2024, checked September 28, 2026
EAS simplified company (Law 6480/2020)
an EAS (Law 6480/2020) is formed online through SUACE by one or more shareholders with no legal minimum capital, in about 72 hours with the model by-laws (up to 8 business days with custom ones); its main legal representative must hold Paraguayan nationality or a Paraguayan cédula
MIC, EAS – Preguntas frecuentes (Ley 6480/2020, Decreto 3998/2020), checked September 28, 2026
Border security zone (Law 2532/2005)
within the 50 km border security strip along land and river borders, nationals of neighbouring countries (Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia) cannot own rural property unless authorised by decree (Law 2532/2005); urban property is not affected
Ley N.º 2532/2005 (zona de seguridad fronteriza), BACN, checked September 28, 2026
IPS social security contributions
25.5% of salary: 9% paid by the employee and 16.5% by the employer, with the minimum wage as the floor
MTESS / IPS, régimen de aporte obrero-patronal (Ley 213/93), checked September 28, 2026
Spain–Paraguay social security agreement
a bilateral Spain–Paraguay social security agreement in force since 2006 (administrative arrangement of 2016) that lets contribution periods in both countries count towards contributory pensions; both also apply the Ibero-American Multilateral Agreement
BOE-A-2006-1619 (Convenio de Seguridad Social España–Paraguay); BOE-A-2017-687, checked September 28, 2026
Apostille — Paraguay's membership
a member of the Hague Apostille Convention since 30 August 2014
HCCH status table / news (accession deposited 10 Dec 2013), checked September 26, 2026
Naturalisation — residence required
at least 3 years of permanent residency, counted from the date of the permanent residency resolution
Poder Judicial — Carta de Naturalización; Acordada 464/2007 art. 42, checked October 8, 2026
Border security zone — rural land and neighbouring-country nationals
a 50 km strip along Paraguay's land and river borders in which nationals of neighbouring countries (Brazil included), and companies they mostly own, may not own, co-own or hold usufruct over rural property, unless the Executive authorises it by decree (Law 2532/2005)
Ley N.º 2532/2005, Zona de Seguridad Fronteriza (BACN, Congreso Nacional), checked September 28, 2026
Used vehicle imports — maximum age
no more than 10 years old, counted from the year of manufacture to shipment at origin (Law 4333/2011, amending Law 2018/2002); classic cars certified by Customs are the exception
Ley N.º 4333/2011, modifica el art. 1 de la Ley 2018/2002 (BACN, Congreso Nacional), checked September 28, 2026
Cash at the border — declaration threshold
more than USD 10,000 (or the equivalent in other currencies) in cash per traveller, entering or leaving Paraguay, must be declared to Customs (Law 1015/1997); the DNIT's e-DAV form lets you declare online before the trip
DNIT (Aduanas), control de dinero no declarado; Ley 1015/1997, checked September 28, 2026
Brazilian tourists — length of stay
up to 90 days as a tourist, entering with a valid Brazilian ID card (RG) or passport, extendable once for the same period at the discretion of Migraciones
Prefeitura de Ponta Porã, Ingresso de brasileiros no Paraguai (orientação do Consulado do Brasil), checked September 28, 2026
Reference exchange rate used for USD conversions
about G 5,870 per US dollar (late September 2026)
BCP reference rate / market 25 Sep 2026, checked September 26, 2026
Double-tax treaties — Paraguay's network
comprehensive income-tax treaties with only five partners (Chile, Taiwan, Uruguay, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar); none with the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia or Sweden
DNIT — Convenios Internacionales (agreements to avoid double taxation), checked September 28, 2026
Naturalisation — requirements and filing
adult age, at least 3 years of permanent residency, proof that you regularly work, run a business or study in Paraguay, and good conduct; filed with the Supreme Court through a sponsoring lawyer, with a legal address in Asunción
Poder Judicial — Carta de Naturalización (requisitos); Constitución Nacional, art. 148, checked September 28, 2026
Entry — visa exemption for US, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand tourists
no tourist visa needed for US, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand citizens staying up to 90 days, under Ley 7314/2024, valid until 13 August 2027
DNM — Acuerdos de supresión de visas (updated January 2026); DNM news on Ley 7314, checked September 28, 2026
Venezuelan nationals — consular visa to enter Paraguay
since 10 January 2026 (Decree 5278/2026), a valid passport and a consular visa to enter Paraguay, including to settle; Venezuelans who entered regularly before that date can start or continue their residency without a visa
DNM — requisitos de ingreso y residencia para ciudadanos venezolanos (Decreto 5278/2026), checked October 8, 2026
Cuban nationals — consular visa to enter Paraguay
Cuba is on Migraciones' list of nationalities that need a consular visa, both to enter as a tourist and to reside; the residency file then includes the visa and its verification by Paraguay's Foreign Ministry
DNM — Información sobre visas (tabla de acuerdos de supresión de visas 2026); DNM Residencia Temporal, checked October 8, 2026
Entry with a national ID card instead of a passport
nationals of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Bolivia, Chile, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador can enter Paraguay with their valid national identity document instead of a passport
DNM — Requerimientos migratorios de ingreso y salida del Paraguay, checked September 28, 2026
Temporary to permanent residency — filing window
within the 3 months before the temporary card expires; up to 1 month after expiry it is still possible, paying the overstay fine; after that month only an extension (prórroga) of the temporary residency can be requested, up to 6 months after expiry and also with the fine
DNM — Residencia permanente para el cambio de categoría de residente temporal, checked October 8, 2026
Mercosur temporary residency — conversion deadline
the Mercosur temporary card lasts 2 years and cannot be extended: if you do not apply for permanent residency in the 90 days before it expires, you lose the Mercosur route and must apply under the general regime of Ley 6984/2022
DNM — Residencia Temporaria Mercosur y Residencia Permanente Mercosur, checked September 28, 2026
DNM fine — expired stay
G 702,462 (about USD 120) as the fine for an expired stay
DNM — cambio de categoría, aranceles desde el 1 de julio de 2026 (6 jornales), checked September 28, 2026
DNM fee — residence certificate (certificado de radicación)
G 234,154 (about USD 40) for the certificado de radicación
DNM — aranceles de residencia permanente desde el 1 de julio de 2026 (2 jornales), checked September 28, 2026
Naturalisation — judicial fee
a judicial fee of G 43,051 (about USD 7) for the naturalisation letter, before lawyer's fees
Poder Judicial — Carta de Naturalización (requisitos y tasa), checked September 28, 2026
Naturalised Paraguayans — loss of nationality
a naturalised Paraguayan loses the nationality through an unjustified absence of more than 3 years, declared by a court, or by voluntarily acquiring another nationality (Constitution, art. 150)
Constitución Nacional de 1992, art. 150, checked September 28, 2026
Naturalised Paraguayans — when political rights start
naturalisation gives the nationality at once, and citizenship (political rights) 2 years after it is granted (Constitution, art. 152)
Constitución Nacional de 1992, art. 152, checked September 28, 2026
Investor Pass — what the investor certificate (CIE) is
a Foreign Investor Certificate (CIE) issued by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce through SUACE, only to individual foreign investors and only so that the migration office (DNM) can grant permanent residency without the temporary stage (Ley 6984/2022, art. 46)
MIC Res. 0283/2026, art. 1 and Annex I art. 1(a); Ley 6984/2022, art. 46, checked September 28, 2026
Investor Pass — issuing term for the investor certificate
within 5 working days of SUACE receiving a complete file, with the clock stopped while any observations or requests for more information are answered
MIC Res. 0283/2026, art. 4, checked September 28, 2026
Investor Pass — which resolution is in force
MIC Resolution 0283 of 21 April 2026, which repealed Resolution 1052 of 11 September 2025, itself the replacement for Resolution 236 of 14 February 2019: the same SUACE investor certificate, regulated three times
MIC Res. 0283/2026, preamble and art. 7, checked September 28, 2026
Investor Pass — personal documents for the investor certificate
an online application form that counts as a sworn statement; your passport or national ID; proof of entry to Paraguay (entry card, passport stamp or DNM movement certificate, plus a consular visa if your nationality needs one); an apostilled or legalised criminal record certificate from your country of origin, and from any country you lived in for more than a year in the last 3 years; a Paraguayan Interpol certificate; and a sworn statement on the origin of the funds
MIC Res. 0283/2026, Annex I art. 2, checked September 28, 2026
Investor Pass — timing and valuation of the investment
the investment may be completed or still in progress, as long as the financial commitment is documented; minimums are in US dollars or the guaraní equivalent at the official rate on the day you apply
MIC Res. 0283/2026, Annex I art. 1(g) and (h), checked September 28, 2026
Investor Pass — productive business route conditions
a business plan in industry, commerce or services that creates at least 5 formal jobs, with an execution schedule and progress reports every six months; rent, salaries, utilities and recurring admin costs do not count as investment, and each co-investor must meet the minimum individually
MIC Res. 0283/2026, Annex I arts. 1(c) and 3, checked October 8, 2026
Investor Pass — tourism route conditions
a tourism business plan (creating, buying, expanding, modernising or running tourism assets, infrastructure or services) with an execution schedule and progress reports every six months; the resolution sets no minimum number of jobs for this route, and rent, salaries and running costs do not count as investment
MIC Res. 0283/2026, Annex I arts. 1(f) and 4, checked October 8, 2026
Investor Pass — financial instruments route conditions
a certificate from an entity authorised by the Superintendencia de Valores of the Central Bank of Paraguay, for a term of at least 2 years and stating the investment's value; supporting documents no older than 180 days when you file; no business plan or jobs, but the holding must be reported every year
MIC Res. 0283/2026, Annex I arts. 1(d) and 5, checked October 8, 2026
Investor Pass — real estate route evidence
the property evidence list specifies a registered title deed, a private purchase contract with notary-certified signatures and payment of at least 30% of the declared investment; supporting investment documents must be no older than 180 days when filing; exclusively personal or family use does not qualify
MIC Res. 0283/2026, Annex I arts. 1(e) and 6, checked October 8, 2026
Investor Pass — authentication and translation of foreign documents
apostilled (or legalised by the Paraguayan consulate and then the Foreign Ministry) and translated into Spanish by a Paraguayan registered public translator or an authorised foreign one, with the translation itself apostilled or legalised; Brazilian documents in Portuguese need no translation
MIC Res. 0283/2026, Annex I art. 7, checked September 28, 2026
Criminal record — grounds for refusing residency
the migration office may refuse temporary or permanent residency to anyone prosecuted or convicted, in Paraguay or abroad, for an intentional offence that carries more than 2 years in prison under Paraguayan law, and to anyone with a pattern of repeat offending (Ley 6984/2022, arts. 50 and 52)
Ley 6984/2022 de Migraciones, arts. 50 and 52, checked September 28, 2026
UK State Pension in Paraguay — annual increases
paid in Paraguay but frozen: Paraguay is not on the GOV.UK list of countries where the UK pays the State Pension's annual increase, so it stays at the rate you are first paid abroad
GOV.UK — Countries where we pay an annual increase in the State Pension, checked September 28, 2026
UK voluntary National Insurance contributions from abroad
from 6 April 2026 only voluntary Class 3 contributions can be paid for time abroad, and only if you previously lived in the UK for 10 years in a row or paid 10 years of contributions in total
GOV.UK — Voluntary National Insurance contributions for periods abroad from April 2026, checked September 28, 2026
UK–Paraguay double taxation agreement
there is no double taxation agreement between the United Kingdom and Paraguay (HMRC Double Taxation Relief Manual, DT15200)
HMRC Double Taxation Relief Manual, DT15200 (Paraguay), checked September 28, 2026
Naturalisation — constitutional requirements
legal adulthood, a minimum of 3 years' residence (radicación) in Paraguay, a profession, trade, science, art or industry exercised in the country, and good conduct (Constitution, art. 148)
Constitución Nacional (1992), art. 148, as published by the Embassy of Paraguay in Japan, checked September 28, 2026
Indian nationals — Paraguayan entry visa
Indian ordinary-passport holders need a Paraguayan consular visa before they travel: India is on Paraguay's consular-visa list, and Paraguay is not on India's own list of visa-free, visa-on-arrival or e-visa destinations
Government of India, MEA — visa facility for Indian nationals (as on 2 Feb 2026); Paraguayan consular visa regime, checked September 28, 2026
Driving in Paraguay on a UK licence (visitors)
visitors can drive in Paraguay on a UK photocard licence, and must carry it with the passport showing their entry stamp
FCDO travel advice: Paraguay — safety and security (driving), checked September 28, 2026